(b) | lease payments in respect of real or personal property leases; |
provided that, for the purposes of this definition, Fixed Charges as at the end of any particular Fiscal Quarter shall be calculated on an Annualized Basis;
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, Canada and each province and territory thereof shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction;
“Fortis LC” means the Letter of Credit in the initial amount of $5,329,900, issued by the Operating Lender to FortisAlberta Inc. for the benefit of the Borrower;
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles which are in effect from time to time in Canada, and which effective January 1, 2011 encompass International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board;
“Governmental Action” means an authorization, consent, approval, waiver, order, decree, licence, exemption, permit, registration, filing, qualification or declaration of or with any Governmental Authority (other than routine reporting requirements) or the giving of notice to any Governmental Authority or any other action in respect of a Governmental Authority;
“Governmental Authority” means the government of Canada or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and including a Minister of the Crown, the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Health Canada or any other comparable or similar authority or agency;
“Guarantee” means any undertaking, whether direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, to assume, guarantee, endorse, contingently agree to purchase or to provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise become liable in respect of, any indebtedness or liability of any Person, or indemnifying any Person against loss in any manner, whether direct or indirect; provided that the amount of each Guarantee shall be deemed to be the amount of the indebtedness or liability guaranteed, indemnified or assured thereby, unless the Guarantee is limited to a specified amount or to realization on specified Property, in which case the amount of such Guarantee shall be deemed to be the lesser of such specified amount or the fair market value of such specified Property, as the case may be, or the amount of such indebtedness or liability;
“HB” means Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands;
“HB Convertible Notes” means, collectively, the senior unsecured subordinated convertible notes to be issued by the Borrower in the aggregate principal amount not exceeding U.S.$18,000,000 (with the gross cash proceeds received therefrom not being less than U.S.$15,000,000) pursuant to the HB Securities Purchase Agreement, which at all times must be subject to the HB Intercreditor Agreement;
“HB Documents” means, collectively, the HB Convertible Notes, the HB Intercreditor Agreement, the HB Securities Purchase Agreement, the HB Warrants, the HB Registration Rights Agreement and all other agreements, instruments and other documents governing or relating thereto as permitted hereunder and under the HB Intercreditor Agreement; and “HB Document” means any of them;
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